JOAO A FACA E O RIO
(JOAO AND THE KNIFE)
Based on a Brazilian poem and very attractive set in the country’s Amazonian and Northeast hinterlands, Joao and the Knife is a hauntingly strange and visually stunning picture. A poor and elderly hunter and cattleranger marries Maria, a 19-year old village girl, against logic and advice. As he cannot have children with his young bride, he travels to the Amazonian forest to make some money to give her a better life. On his return as a rich man four years later, he finds Maria carrying a three-year old little girl. Joao, a simple man who has never lied in his life, doubts about the fidelity of his wife. He buys a knife before returning to their village. A long trip through the jungle. Will Joao be able to refrain from hurting the one he loves so much?
Year of production: 1971
Durée : 90 minutes
Credits
- George SLUIZER Director
- George SLUIZER Screenplay
- Jan DE BONT Director of Photography
- Jan DOP Editing
- Heitor VILLA-LOBOS Music
- Virgillio COSTA Production Design
- Juarez Dagoberta COSTA Sound
Contacts
Production
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SLUIZER FILMS BV
Stadionweg 212
1077 TE
AMSTERDAM Netherlands
T: 31207786188[email protected]www.georgesluizer.com
International sales
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STONERAFT FILMS BV
T: 31203318629www.sluizerfilmproductions.com [email protected]
